Hariprasad N

Hariprasad N is based out of Bangalore, and works in the Software Industry, mainly on Cloud Computing and Operating Systems. He has special interests in the areas of Spirituality, Politics and Law.

Bipin Chandra Pal: Hindu Nationalism – What It Stands For

Source: Nationality and Empire – A Study of Some Current Problems, Thacker Spink & Co, 1916 Chapter II of the above book written by Bipin Chandra Pal, written in Calcutta, January 1912 ======================================= The East and the West One of the most striking achievements of the Nineteenth Century has been, it seems to me, to […]Read More

Hindutva: Mere Materialism?

There have been a number of opinion pieces published in the past few days in which the authors, some of whom have a considerable foothold in the current establishment, have declared that there is a new version of Hindutva in place now – one that is focused solely on the safety and material welfare of the people […]Read More

Fundamental Rights – As Recommended By The Sapru Committee

The makers of our Constitution never intended the Fundamental Rights related to the practice of religion and administration of educational institutions to be discriminatory in nature i.e. they were never meant to be anti-majority. We have especially seen how the minority leaders themselves, during the Second Round Table Conference of 1932, asked for only equal rights and […]Read More

Bhima Karna Yuddha – Part 2

After the resounding defeat of Karna in the first duel between them on the 14th day of the great war, Bhima desired to proceed towards Arjuna as per the orders of his elder brother. However, Karna was unable to tolerate the humiliation of the first defeat. He alighted a new chariot and came back to have […]Read More

Bhima Karna Yuddha – Part 1

On the 14th day of the Mahabharata war, Bhimasena is ordered by Yudhisthira to go look for Arjuna after Satyaki fails to report Arjuna’s well-being on time. Bhima immediately obeys his brother’s orders and heads out in search of his younger brother. He is stopped by Drona twice and challenged to a duel. Both times, […]Read More

Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee: Speech Demanding Enquiry Into the Death of

Source: Parliamentary Debates, House Of The People, Official Report, 18th September 1953, Parliament Secretariat, New Delhi. Shri N. C. Chatterjee: Sir, this session of Parliament began with a reference to the tragic death of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee. That tragic death robbed this House certainly of one of the ablest Parliamentarians India has ever produced. Certainly, […]Read More

Bhima’s Lesson to Guru Dronacharya

It was the afternoon of the 14th day. The great war had taken a tragic turn with the brutal killing of Abhimanyu on the 13th. Arjuna, without consulting Sri Krishna, had vowed to kill Jayadratha before sunset. Both of them had entered deep into the Kuru army’s formation and were engaged in a fierce battle […]Read More

Arjuna Pratijna: A Lesson in Maha-Paapas

Towards the end of the 13th day of the great war, the Pandavas suffered a serious setback. Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna and Subhadra, the nephew of Sri Krishna, a great Maharathi, was brutally killed in battle. Six of the big names from the Kaurava side – Drona, Krupa, Karna, Ashwathama, Bruhadbala and Krutavarma – […]Read More